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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
BULBS SARSAPARILLA.
THE LIVER

Secretes the bile and acts like a filter 10
cleanse impurities of the blood. BY ir-
regularity in its action or suspensions
ofits functions, the bile poisons the blood,
caHsing jaundice, saiiow complexion, weak
eyes, bilious diaThp1, a i1nguid, weary
feeling, and mcny other distressing symp-
toms generally termed liver troubles. These
are relieved at once By the use of BULLS
SARSAPARALA the great blood resoiyent.
DR.. JOHN BULL have been for a number Of
years severely afflicted with mercurial headache
and dull, heavy pain in my liver. Three b-ttles
OF BULLS SARsAPARILLA gave me more relief
than all the others combined.
II. II. OWENS, Louisville, Ky.
DR.. JOHN BULL have examined The pre-
scrption for the preparation OF DR.. JOHN liULI.'5
'SARsAPARILLA, and believe the combination to
be an excellent one, and well calculated TO pro-
duce an Alternative impression on the system:
have used it both in public and private practice,
and think it the best article OF Sarsaparillan USE
NJ PYLES, NJ. D., Louisville, Ky,
Res. Phys at Lou. Marine Hosp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Tommy Knew.

Mother-Tommy, how are you coming on
at school?
Tommy-First rate, ma.
"Mention the names of some of the domeS-
tic animals "
"The horse, the dog, the pig"
"Mention some more, Tommy"
"The goose, the hen, and the duck"
ayes, l was thinking of four legged ami.
mails. What animal is that which lives most
ly in the house, but which often makes a
dreadful noise SO that people cannot sleep"
"Four legged animal?'
"Yes."
"Don't let people sleep?"
eyes"
Tommy triumphantly)-The piano. Texas
Siftings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
To Hirers of Convict Labor.

Bids will be received until u m, June
LIST, 1887, for the hire of about eight hun
bred 5000 convicts to be worked on farms
in forces of not less than fifty (50).
Each bid must be accompanied by
bond, signed by the bidder and two or
more responsible sureties, in the sum OF
one thousand dollars $1,000 for each one
hundred (10O) convicts or less, proposed
to be hired, conditioned that if his bid
be accepted. the bidder will furnish a
similar bond of five thousand dollars
(S5OO0) for the faithful performance of
tn. contract that may be awarded to
him.
Each bid and bond must be enclosed
together in sealed envelope and directed
to John L. Dickinson, Secretary Peniten-
tiary Board, Austin, Texas. The bids
will be opened in the presence of the pub
lie at the Office of the said secretary, IN
Austin, Texas, at twelve O'Clock M, June
1st, 1887.
As there are numerous stipulations anc
conditions to be complied with in bidding
for the hire of these coRvicts, all of which
is particularly set forth in printed cir
cular, parties purposing to bid are re
quested TO apply to either Thomas j
Goree, Superintendent of Penitentiaries
Huntsville, Texas, or to Johu T. Dickin
son, Secretary Penitentiary Board, Aus
tin, Texas, for a copy of this circular, and
TO the former for any further informa
ton, if any should be needed after rea
ing the circular.
The board reserves the right to re
any and alp bids submitted.
WALTER TIPS,
&C. DIBRRLL,
G. Crow,
State Penitentiary Boart,
JOHN I. DICKINSON, Secretary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
PlTi1 AND POINT.
without Justification.

came upon her unaware
As at her fathers gate she stood;
She looked so sweet, she looked so falr, .
Her rosy mouth looked oh, so good. y
She gave little scream of fright -,
And pinched my arm, the saucy mss;
Then, seeing there were none in sight,
clasped her close and stole kiss, ''
Ore. only one did not care e..
70 kiss her rosy lips again.
/ wrung my hands, tore my hair, ~
Iground my teeth in awful pain;
Her lips were soft, but oh, beneath
(The words said, they, were sin),
She held between her pearly teeth
A little demon of pin!
Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
He Reproved Her.

The deacons wife wanted to jot down the
text, and leaning over to her scapegrace
nephew she whispered: "Have you any cards
about youl" "You can't play in church."
was the solemn reproving answer, and the
good woman was so frustrated that she forgot
her text.-Cattaraugu Republican.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
A Cheap Cab System.

A cheap cab system is about to be estab-
ished in New York city by company Of
English capitalists. The company will be in
sorporated, and will bind itself to carry pas
engers at the rate Of twenty-five cents q
nile
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
An EMBRYO School Teacher

I'M LIHDTyO SChOOl IeaCher.
The conversation Of two little girls amused
me. Said one:
"When grow up I'm going to be school
teacher"
"Well, I'm going to be a mamma and have
six children"
"Well, when they come to school to me I'm
going to whip 'em, whip em, whip 'em" with
crescendo intonation).
"You mean thing" with horror. "What
have they ever done to yOu"-Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Lost Opportunities.

Discontinued Female-Humph! You know
perfectly well might have married young
De Million, if wanted to-
Husband-YeS, and he's brought home
drunk every night in a cab.
@Well, he comes in a cab, anyhow
Omaha World
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Keepsakes.

Keepsakes.
Each lover has keepsake
For the memory of his love;
One has a knot of ribbon,
And one curl or glove.
But am rich in keepsakes;
Three notes treasure apart;
There are two, accepting my presents,
And one, declining my heart.
--Macmillan's Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
War Prices.

An old fashioned chap who keeps dingy
grocery in Cleveland had about 800 pounds
of maple sugar on hand in April, and one
morning drummer, who had been posted by
the boys, entered the store and said
"See here. am a man who goes straight
to business. I'll give you forty cents pound
for that maple sugar"
"Forty cents?"
"Well, say forty-fve"
The old man turned white as death, lost his
voice for a minute, and then hoarsely whis-
pered-
"You can't have it, Wars broke out
somewheres, and that sugar is worth seventy
tlve"-Wall Street News.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Not from Enoch Arwarden.

Not from Enoch Arwarden.
One day the grand old man of Hawarden
Went out to fell trees in his garwarden;
He fired big chip
'Gainst church warwarden's lips,
And said most politely, beg parwardon."
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
The Kind of School He Liked.

ain my community" said a man from Mis-.
souri,, "there are two saloons to every
school,"
"Wall," replied an old fellow from the Dor
der of the Indian territory, II must say that
yore schools are well heeled, an reckon the
scholars can git about all they wan ter drink.
1 would like ter go ter a school that had even
one saloon. "-Arkansaw Traveller
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
How to Catch n Girl.

You want net to catch a girl?
Well, then, young man, you bet
You'll have to put the money up.
And raise coronet
Washington Critic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Aid From Books.

"What book has helped You most in lifeS"
asked my friend as home we took
Our way one day, and lie replied
MY pocketbook"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
WHAT KILLS AMERICANS.

lot money.
The alarming disease of this country is
nervous debility and prostration. 1t
goes under many names, but it is essen
tally the same complaint. Hospitals and
private institutions for nervous patients
are crowded. The average of life in the
United States is decreasing every year
Sudden deaths from nervous collapse
among our business, professional ami
public men are so frequent as scarcely to
excite remark. The majority of suicides
committed without apparent reason, or
under so-called depression of spirits"
are really prompted by nervous prostra-
ton, which is fruitful source of insanity
and crime, with all their grief and horror.
These facts are startling. They threaten
the very life of the nation. They assall
the springs of its power and prosperity
They wreck manhood's strength and wo-
mans usefulness and beauty.
Every one should know the causes.
What are they? The answer is easy and
terribly plain: Our vicious personal hab-
its; our careless and lawless eating and
drinking; the intense mental and physi-
al strain arising from our ma d race after
money, position and influence; the fears
and struggles of poverty; the use of mar
cotics and stimulance; our fashion of
turning day into night and night into day;
and, briefly, our, desperate willingness to
pay any price for an hours pleasure or
success. So we burn lifes candle at both
ends and fill the lunatic asylum and the
graveyards.
The disease from which we suffer and
die is, in plain English, Nervous Dyspep-
STA, as it is seated in the Nerves and in
the organs of Digestion, Assimilation and
Nutrition. Healthy digestion being i'm
peded or destroyed, the whole body, nerves
included, is literally starved; even when
there is no emaciation to tell the sad
story.
Nervous prostration sends out its warn
ings:-headache in the morning; per-
sistent dull heayiness or aching at the
base of the brain; wakefulness; loss of
appetite and disgust with food; loss of
mental energy and interest in ordinary
duties and business; restessness and anx-
iety without any assignable reasons; err
uctations; bad breath; foul mucous on the
teeth; occasional giddiness; palpitation
of the heart; sallowness of the skin; coated
tongue and gradual failure of strength and
ambition.
The remedy is a total abandonment of
the habit and customs which cause the
disease in each individul case, and the
use of Shaker Extract of Roots (Seigel's
Syrup to cure the mischief already done.
This great remedy, prepared by the
Shaker Community of Mt. Lebanon,
N. Y, is especially adapted to eradicate
Nervous Dyspepsia. To do this 1t acts
directly and gently but powerfully upon
the disordered stomach, liver and kidneys,
restoring their tone and vigor, promoting
the secretion of bile, expelling waste
matters from the system, and purifying
the blood.
Upon the nervous system Shaker Elk.
tract (Seigers Syrup acts as a safe and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26

Wanted His Pension.
Applicant-Is this the place to apply for
Hension9 Pm an old soldier, sir, and, up to
the present time, I haven't asked the gov.
eminent to give me a cent. Now l want
assistance.
Pension Agent-You want back pensionl
Alphabetically; that's where 1 was
shot.-Tid Bits.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
A Stage Struck Butcher.

He is stage struck butcher man,
Deems acting his fine point, -,
And often will soliloquize: Z,
"The time is out of joint"
His customers he keeps waiting
By spouting prose and rhyme
They often will soliloquize:
1.-THE joint is out of time"
-Goodalls Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Justice.

Justice.
A man who had gouged another fellows
eye out was brought into court.
"Do you plead guilty to this charges" asked
the judge.
ayes"
"That's right" said his honor, rubbing his
hands cheerfully. "An aye for an eye. Mr..
Clerk, fine him So and glass eye for the
complainant. charleston Enterprise.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
Good Advice.

"My son" said the old man, "do you re-
member what Polonius said in his parting
advice to Laertes-'neither borrower nor a
lender beP"
ayes, father" replied the young man.
thoughtfully, "and l think Polonius was
about half right. New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
, DYSPEPSIA

Variable appetite; faint, gnawing feeling
at pit of the stomach, heartburn, wind in the
stomach, bad breath, bad taste in the mouth,
low spirits, general prostration. There is
no form of disease moro prevalent than Dys-
pepsia, and it can ia eli caoeo be traced to
an enfeebIed or poisoned condition of the
blood. BULLS SARSAPALlILLA by cleansing
and purifying the blood, tones up the diges-
tive organs, and relief is obtained at once.
DR.. JOHN BULL have no hesitation in saying
that believe your SARsAPARILLA TO be the best
medicine manufactured for the cure of Scrofula
syphilis, and many other cutaneous and glandu-
lar affections, having used it with entire success
in numbers Of the above cases. 81 ,Ss-es
JAMES MOORE, Louisville, KY.
DIR. JOHN BULL. Il procured one bottle Of
BULI's SARsAPARILLA for my eldest son. Among
the remedies and various prescriptions that he
has tried for weak lungs and chest this one botle
has been of more benefit to him than all. 1t has
cure lae of Dyspepsia as we'll.
JOHN S. MCGEE, Horse Cave, Ky.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
An Iowa IdyI.
A man may chin

A man may chin
And man may, work
For the temperance cause all day;
But he can't go a-fishin'
And observe prohibition,
Because he amt built that way.
JEFF. Joslyn" in st. Paul Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
DREAMY TALLAHASSEE.
FOX HUNTS, MID-FEeRUARY PIcNlcS
AND DELICIOUS LEMONADE.

What Visitors from the Ice Bound North
Find to Amuse and Interest Them IN
the Picturesque Florida Capital-The
Restless People.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26

JOHN I. DICKINSON, Secretary.
Austin, Texas, April 22nd, 1887.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26
KIpN EYS

Are the great secretory organs of
the body. into and through the
KidnevS HoW the waste fluids con-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
GROSS

An item ofnews was sent from Baltimore
on Friday night that General Samuel w.
Smith had died there that day, aged SO.
The humorist OF the Associated Press ad-
ded that he had been Secretary OF State
and OF the Treasury during the Admins
tration of Thomas Jefferson" Our sap
lent evening contemporary swallowed the
bait with complacency, and headed the
item: Thomas Jefferson's Secretary OF
Stats.' For the editor OF an American
journal to be 30 utterly ignorant OF Ameri.
can history as to be capable OF permit
ting a chestnut like this to he
worked on him is truly deplorable.
For the benefit OF the conscientious
journalist" We will inform him that
Thomas Jefferson. the Father OF Democ-
racy, was the third President OF the United
States, and that his two terms OF Office
extended from March 4, 1901, to March 3,
1909, and that consequently General S m
uel w. Smith was only about 10 years OF
age at the end OF Jefierson's last term OF
Office, and no instance of precocity exists
in tho annals OF the United States OF a boy
that age having held the post OF Secretary
of any Department OF the Government.
We would further inform our evening
contemporary that James Madison,
another Democrat of renown in the history
OF the United States, was the only Secre-
tary of State during Jefferson's Admins
t~ration, and that Albert Gallatin was Sec-
rotary of the Treasury during that period;
so that it was additionally impossible for
General Smith to have filled either OF these
positions unless United States history lies,
and until we have some better authority
than the Inter Mountain we shall continue
to prefer the facts as laid down in history.
The Inter Mountain can calmly exhibit az
utter q lack of information about the sim
plest facts in the history OF it's country al
it has exhibited in it's efforts to Willy the
water supply OF Butte. Still, it al quote
learnedly from the Great Falls Tribune
when it wants to floor US with q tariff ar
gument. A man who knows SO little of the
history OF his own country as the above
glaring error implies should step downfrom
the editorial tripod and 60 to school for q
few terms.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21

Mfls3tE@
this market Il obtained nom railroadlsnds
for which the companies operating pay
s~tumpags. The suits which were beaten at
Deer Lodge date back to the time OF the
construction Of the Northern Pacific road
and in no way affect the present opera
tions Of the lumber company involved
whose continued active operation is to the
interest OF the Territory.
It 10 to bs hoped that the advice OF Mr..
Lamar will be followed in his recommends
ton to Congress that the public lands be
surveyed 20 that the Government may
know what actually belongs to it and the
railroad what is it's property. When this
is done. then let the Government set a price
upon their timber lands so that the PEG
pie Of Montana can obtain without trouble
the supplies of lumber they need, thereby.
saving unnecessary cost and expense to tho
and vexatious annoyance to
the lumber companies.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
MORE SHELTERS NEEDED,

The Castle Mountain mining district may
some day be feeder to Butte. The North
ern Pacific is bound to build q branch there
in the e future. At present the survey
ors of the road are looking lor a route be-
tween Toston and Castle. When the link
on the Northern Pacific is built between
here and Gallatin it will make Butte in the
line Of direction for the galena ores OF the
Castle Mountain district to be sent to for
smelling, as the capacity of the Toston
smelling plant will not be anything like
adequate to handle the ores of the Castle
district when it begins to be developed.
This is only n feeder. however. to which
Butte may look forward with reliance in
the near future, provided it increases it's
present capacity to handle the ores of these
outside camps. There will be any amount
OF business for additional smelling facili-
ties in Butte when the railroads come owe
from Jefferson county next year in the rich
mines of that section which will be thus
brought to the very doors of this city. It
will be too tempting an opportunity for
capitalists OF this city to be permitted to
go by without the most strenuous effort
to retain the profit of reducing the ores OF
that rich mineral region in Butte. Ore that
should be treated here now finds it's way to
works in Colorado and Omaha,
and surely the enterprise and energy of
Butte capitalists already displayed here
will see to it that this trade be no longer
lost to Butte.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
A AaTrying Woman.

Norborne, No., special: On Sunday last
occurred the marriage Of Mrs. Thomas
Roney four weeks after the death of her
husband. Upon the arrival at the Roney
Of the newly married pair the hus.
band, Frank Hall, was met BY one oil thu
Roney boys with . shotgun and ordered to
leave the place. Hall probably Concluding
that discretion was the better part Of valorr
to his heels and made his escape. There
are four sets Of children ut the Rooney place,
Mr.: Roney having been married three times
and the widow Roney had been married be-.
tore she became Mrs. Ronsy, and there
we're living issues Of each OF the marriages.
After the bridegroom. Hall, had been fired
Sunday evening from the Rooney house
vent to the house Of Mr.. F. Ronev. one
OF the elder boys. where he was met bv a
han.brothsr Of +. Rouey, who, With r..
volver in hand, made q dash ct Hall. and
would have fred had not F. Roney nre.
vented him. Hall again vamoosed. and
the probabilities are that he win continue
absent. the air about the Rooney place not
being conducive to his health. The Ronev
boys declare that Hall shall not stay
there. as that 10 their house and thew nrc.
pose that it shall remain 10. At last or.
counts the new made wife was ~preparino to
ioin her husband.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
News From the Sister Republic.

NoGALEs, Ariz., December 16.-The Pre-.
feet of Mazatlan, with a strong posse, has
gone in pursuit of the highwaymen who
recently robbed the stage at Divisadora.
Six passengers were in the coach when rob.
bed, including Commandant Corrsls. He
made Il bad fight. but was shot and
killed.
A. R. Gonzales, representing Luis Hitler,
and N. Fernandez. Superintendent OF Pub
lie Works Of Mexico, signed the Govern.
ment concession for building a railroad
from Alamos to Guaymas, Alamos to
Agrabampo, and Alamos to any point on
the Mexican Central.
The United States man-of-war %Iroquois
has left Mazatlan for T%opolobampo, to
make a visit to the Owen colony.
An excursion party, consisting of repre-
sentatives OF Various boards of trade in
the State and different mercantile and
commercial organizations in this city, left
here this afternoon to take a part in the
ceremonies of driving the last spike on the
California & Oregon Railroad, at Ashland,
Oregon, tomorrow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

W~EsTCHEsrER. Pa, December 16. An ex:
plosion OF the twenty horsepower boiler
belonging to the Edison Electric Company's
works this afternoon, cansed the death OF
five persons and injured three Others. Su-
perintendent Walter Embree was engaged
with a force OF men close to the stack un.
loading a new boiler and the whole party
we're buried beneath the falling bricks. EN-
bree and four !aborers were killed. Three
were badly injured. Hattie Jones, aged 10,
who was returning from school, almost a
square from the scene, was instantly killed
by a flying beam. 1t is thought all the
bodies are not yet discovered. A large
force of men tonight are digging over the
ruins by lantern light.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Voorhees, on Reduction.

INDIANAPoL1s. December Ex-senator
VOORHEES,. in the cours of an interview to-
day, said he should not favor any reduc-
ton of the tax on spirits. He might, how
ever, be willing to repeal the tax on to-
bacco. except on cigars and cigarettes
Voorhees, saysh he stands on the Democratic
platform of 1884, and thinks President
Cleveland has departed from it. In reduc.
ing taxation, Senator VOORHEES, would en-
deavor to guard the labor interests
and protect them from competition
with cheaply paid competitors. In
alluding to free trade, the Senator said:
"A great many people use the term free
trade without knowing or caring what it
means. Free trade means no tariff tax. 1t
means the abandonment OF custom houses
and a resort to the direct taxation OF the
States. Under sach system Indiana's pro-
portion would be nine or ten millions a
year. don't think anybody wants TO try
the experiment in this or any other State"